SPO MH 24 - CYMH Integrated Practice Clinician

The Team
MCFD’s community-based Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) teams work in partnership with families and communities to foster positive mental health outcomes and well-being for children and youth, and their families. The Integrated Practice clinician works in a regional role with CYMH teams that provide direct clinical services such as intake, assessment, treatment, suicide risk assessment, safety plans and crisis intervention for children and youth from birth to age 18 and their families. The regional Integrated Practice clinician will be based in the Abbotsford CYMH MCFD office and provide services throughout the Eastern Fraser Valley. The Integrated Practice clinician will be supported by a CYMH Team Leader in Abbotsford and by a specialized Integrated Practice Team Leader from Burnaby.

The Role
The Integrated Practice position within Child and Youth Mental Health works specifically with children, youth and families that are involved with MCFD’s teams such as intake, family service, guardianship, and adoptions teams. Through a neurodevelopmental and trauma informed approach the Integrated Practice clinician engages the community care teams of these children, youth and families in a collaborative treatment effort to help mitigate the impact of abuse, trauma, neglect, violence and other adverse childhood experiences on their mental health and help increase their environmental and relational stability. The Integrated Practice clinician will also build and strengthen the capacity of multidisciplinary teams that support the children and youth through education, training and consultation to community agencies and other service providers such as physicians, schools, hospitals, foster parents, and Child Protection, family support and resource social workers.

To learn more about the important work we do to support children, youth, and families, please view our short video Child and Youth Mental Health. It shares valuable insights and personal stories that highlight the impact you can have in this role.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience Requirements

• Masters in Counselling, Social Work, Educational Counselling, Clinical Counselling, Clinical Psychology or Child and Youth Care or comparable graduate degree at the Master’s level in a similar subject may be considered.
  • NOTE: If your degree was obtained outside of Canada, you need to confirm it has been assessed for equivalency through the International Credential Evaluation Services (ICES). You must provide a basic report by the closing date of this posting to be considered.
• Minimum of one year full-time equivalent experience working with children and youth and their families, with responsibility for providing a wide range of community based mental health services.
• Must possess and maintain a valid class 5 BC Driver’s license with no restriction or equivalent (i.e. from another Canadian Province).

Preference may be given to applicants with the following:

• Minimum of one year full-time equivalent experience within the last five (5) years working with children and youth and their families, with responsibility for providing a wide range of community based mental health services.
• Two years or more experience working with children and youth and their families, with responsibility for providing a wide range of community based mental health services.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective, developmentally appropriate interventions for children and youth whose trauma experiences present as behavioural concerns.
• Experience working with Indigenous children, youth and families providing mental health services.
• One or more years experience providing a variety of outreach and community-based work-related activities.
• Completed formal post-graduate trauma training with a focus on neurodevelopment and attachment, such as the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (Child Trauma Academy), the Complex Trauma Certificate (Justice Institute of BC), and/or training in family systems approaches including Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), or other systemic trauma-informed models.
• Completed training in infant mental health and parent-child relational interventions and assessment tools such as: Watch, Wait and Wonder, The Circle of Security, and the AMBIANCE-Brief measure.
• Experience facilitating presentations on trauma informed material to social workers, caregivers, educators, and other professionals involved in the care and treatment of complex children and youth.
• Applicants who self-identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit with the required combination of education and experience.

Please refer to the Job Profile for the full list of willingness/ proviso requirements.

For questions regarding this position, please contact paul.enns@gov.bc.ca

About this Position:
Flexible work options are available; this position may be able to work up to 1 day at home per week subject to an approved telework agreement.
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and permanent vacancies.
Please refer to MyHR for more information on Temporary Market Adjustments.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) and Criminal Record Review Act Check (CRRA) will be required.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.

Working for the BC Public Service:
The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process, including the assessment and selection stages. Please email the individual or contact listed on the posting if you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process.

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to Canadian Indigenous (First Nations [status or non-status], Métis, or Inuit) applicants. Indigenous applicants can contact this service for personalized guidance on the BC Public Service hiring process including job applications and interviews.

This is your opportunity to build your career and to gain a better understanding of all the public service has to offer, such as competitive employee benefits, amazing learning opportunities and a chance to engage in rewarding work with an award winning employer. The BC Public Service encourages a healthy work/life balance that enables you to take advantage of the community and surrounding area in which you live. For more information, please visit What The BC Public Service Offers You.

How to Apply:
Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the job requirements listed above. Applicants who are selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on their knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and other position related requirements as outlined in the Job Profile at the bottom of the posting.

Cover Letter: YES - A cover letter is required as part of your application. The content and/or format of your cover letter may be evaluated as part of the assessment process.

Resume: YES - Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.

Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a standard questionnaire (current employment status, eligibility to apply, etc.).

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